BBC News - Cuba: US 'very open' to new relationship - 0 views
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"Despite our historically difficult relationship...we have been able to speak to each other in a respectful and thoughtful manner," he told a news conference in Havana. But he added that the US wanted a "fundamental change" in the Cuban government's attitude towards its own people. "We want to have that opening reflect - from the Cuban side - a respect for Cubans to express themselves freely, to be able to petition their government with grievances without the danger of arrest."
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discouraging Cubans from risking their lives at sea to reach the US, by ensuring that there were safe and legal alternatives.
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The US and Cuba cut formal diplomatic ties more than five decades ago
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